5:22 and this water that causes the curse will go47 into your stomach, and make your abdomen swell and your thigh rot.”48 Then the woman must say, “Amen, amen.”49
tn The verb is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive. It could be taken as a jussive following the words of the priest in the previous section, but it is more likely to be a simple future.
tn The word “amen” carries the idea of “so be it,” or “truly.” The woman who submits to this test is willing to have the test demonstrate the examination of God.